Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16127, Samuel Gilbert, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Gilbert, Samuel
S 16127
Carded
CONTENTS

14/50 Ohio Low Fort
Samuel Gilbert
Van Horn in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Yates of the Regt commanded by Col Mead in the Connecticut line for 14 Months 9 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 47 Dollars 65 Cents per annu to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of June 1833. and sent to A. Hammond Baldwinville NY
ars to the 14th of March $95. 30 ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 23 82
$119.12
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
ed by J. C. Cromwell Clerk

6 in to Peru agt 121 March 1840
To Ohio from 4 Sept 1839. 27.
March 1840 Modification to
H. Allen Esq. Pennsylvania Ohio

Sam Gilbert Pension Papers
Sam H. Hahnemann Agent
An Notes of Bradleys Ref. 5 mo 9. 01 in 80
Adm d 14 mo. 9. 01 pri

State of New York
Onondaga County ss: On this thirteenth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court in the court of sitting at Oneida Chauncy before the vice Chancellor of the seventh circuit Samuel Gilbert now a resident in the Town of Van Buren in the said County of Onondaga aged seventy two years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. In the year 1779 he enlisted in the State troops of Connecticut and served for nine months in the company commanded by captain John Yates. That the names of the Officers of such company were as follows, viz. John Yates Captain Lieut. Robinson Christian name unknown Ensign Harris Christian name unknown. That the regiment to which said company was attached was commanded by col. Matthew Mead. That this claimant cannot specify the names of the other field Officers of said Regiment. That this claimant at the time of enlisting and entering the service as aforesaid resided in the town of Stratford and county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut. That this claimant enlisted and entered the service in the month of June 1779 and in the month of June in the same year the regiment to which he belonged was stationed at Horseneck in said State where he continued during the whole of the nine months for which he enlisted. That he was in no engagement during said term and that there were other no troops stationed at that place during the said term. That this claimant in the month of June in the year 1780 enlisted and entered into the regular service of the United States for the term of six months in the 5th Regiment commanded by col. Bradley in the Brigade commanded by General Hunter Honton in the Connecticut line, under the following named Officers General Honton col. Bradley - Lieut. col. Johnson, major

Chatman, that in the company to which this claimant belonged was commanded by Lieutenant De Forest, and was called the Colonel's company in Stratford in the State of Connecticut Fairfield County and was marched to Nelson's point opposite West point on the north river from thence to Kings Ferry across the north River and from thence to Tappan Bay in New Jersey that he remained stationed at or near Tappan Bay for about the term of four months, that was then marched to Winter quarters in a place called the Highlands in the State of New York where his term of service having expired he was discharged that he was in no engagement during the time of his service that this claimant never had any written discharge from the service, and has no documentary evidence of his service, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the the day & year aforesaid present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the army of any state that Peter Witt & Samuel Rogers are the witnesses of this claimant that said Witt is a clergyman in the town of Lynden - who can testify as to his reputation for truth & veracity & that his having been a soldier of the revolution, in the neighborhood where he resides
Sworn to this 13 September 1832 before me Daniel Mosely Circuit Judge Samuel Gilbert We Peter Witt Clergyman residing in Town of Lynden Adjacent to the town of New Burn and Samuel Rogers -
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Gilbert who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed & believed to be in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Daniel Mosely Circuit Judge Peter Witt Sam Rogers

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the said Peter Wright Samuel Speltz who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Lynden adjacent to the Town of Van Buren and that Samuel Boyers who also signed the same is a resident of the Town of Lynden and is a credible person that their statements are entitled to credit. The name of Peter Will is written above the rasure.
Daniel Mosely Vice Chancellor

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In the matter of the application of Samuel Gilbert
Pension papers
Samuel H. Hammond Atty -

Also again appeared before the said Vice Chancellor on the eleventh day of February 1833 the said Samuel Gilbert. Who being duly sworn says on his oath makes the following additional statement - That he was born in the Town of Stratford County of Fairfield State of Connecticut - Then the 12 day of March 1760. That he has a record of his age in his family bible - That this deponent cannot state more particularly than he has heretofore stated, in his former deposition the circumstances of his service or the names of any of the officers of the regular service, or the continental or militia Regiments, excepting that this deponent recollects the names of the following officers viz: Adjutant Aaron Benjamin, Adjutant _____ Rogers. Said Rogers belonged to the the regiment to which this deponent belonged. but this deponent does not recollect to what regiment said Benjamin did belong - That this deponent frequently saw General Wayne & General Sturdivan during his service -
Samuel Gilbert
Sworn and Subscribed } the day & year aforesaid } Daniel Morely } V. Chancellor
I Daniel T. Morely Deputy Clerk of the Court of Chancery of the Seventh Circuit for the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Gilbert for a pension
And also the subsequent proceedings of the said Court on a supplementary declaration made this 12 th day of February 1833 - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the day & year aforesaid -
Daniel T. Morely Deputy Clerk

State of Ohio County of Wood ss }
On this second day of March 1840 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said County of Wood personally appeared Samuel Gilbert who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company Com- manded by Captain John Gates in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Matthias Morad, and also the same person who formerly belonged to General Huntington's Brigade, Colonel Bradley's Regiment in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of New York, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Ohio where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New York to the State of Ohio Having lost his wife, and having no family, came to the State of Ohio to live with a son of his, who resides in the State of Ohio.
Samuel Gilbert
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid. Willard V. Way
Justice of the Peace
in and for Pymabury Township Wood County State of Ohio County of Wood ss }
On this second day of March 1840 before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said County of Wood personally appeared Henry Gillispie who on his oath declares that he well knows the aforesaid Samuel Gilbert to be the same person described in the above affidavit.
Henry Gillispie
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid.
Willard V. Way
Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the said Henry Gillispie is a man of truth and veracity.
Willard V. Way
Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio Wood County ss
I Inkrebbl Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that Willard V. Way whose Certificate is attached to to the foregoing, is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and sworn, that his Commission is dated on the 31 st of August 1837, and will expire on the 31 st of August 1840, and
that his signature within written is genuine Given under my hand and the Seal of said County this 2 nd day of March A.D. 1840.
Inkrebbl Clerk

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File No. 16127
Samuel Gilbert
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 148
[Arrangement of 1870.]

MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
March 21 1840
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 12 th inst. I have to state, that Samuel Gilbert a Pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 ————— at 47 50 / 100 Dollars per annum was last paid to the 4 day of Sept 1839
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
Thos M c Lean
PRES'T AND PENSION AGENT.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Samuel Gilbert
further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes Some proof of service should be produced VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? (Yes) VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days. I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
‡QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Mar 11. 1840 BOSTON
Mr. Green
J. S. Gurnee Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Sir.
Mr Samuel Gilbert lives near Perryburg Ohio. to which place an answer to this should be directed.
Perryburg March 2. 1840.
Respectfully
Your obedt Servt
J. L. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
D. Allen atty for said Gilbert